10 Secret Caribbean Restaurants

By: - August 7th, 2014
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By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

A GOOD MEAL is its own reward, made all the sweeter when you have to venture off the beaten path to seek it out. Here, in 10 Caribbean destinations, we’re sharing our favorite “secret” restaurants, where the pleasure is as much in the finding as in the eating.

Season To the Bone, Grand Cayman

Since jerk’s synonymous with Jamaica, you wouldn’t expect to find good jerk chicken in the Cayman Islands’ capital. But Jamaican Hyacinth Natty dishes up a mean jerk (and ackee and saltfish) from her home/restaurant in the Windsor Park neighborhood. “Nyam” yours on a bench in the front yard, or get it to go and enjoy it on the beach at nearby Smith’s Cove.

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